Dear 'slut': Feminist writer received a foul-mouthed credit card offer addressed to 'Lisa is a slut McIntire' from Bank of America. Bank of America has apologised after it addressed a letter offering a credit card to 'Lisa is a slut McIntire'. The bank tweeted an apology and vowed to investigate the incident after Lisa McIntire, 32, from San Francisco, posted a photograph of the foul-mouthed letter on Twitter.
The Visa credit card letter read 'Lisa is a slut McIntire: you've earned this special offer' in bold letters and carried a footnote of 'Prestige without price '.
Bank of America tweeted: "We're incredibly sorry this happened and are researching now so we can take appropriate action. The offer was tied to her membership in the Golden Key International Honour Society, a non-profit organisation which recognises academic achievement. A representative for Golden Key said someone appeared to have inserted 'is a slut' to her contact details sometime between and But it did not confirm the exact timing or identity of the person who did it.
McIntire, a feminist political writer, laughed off the confusion over the letter saying: "So it's possible I've been slutting' it up in a honor society's database for almost 10 years. The incident comes shortly after a grieving father received a letter from OfficeMax, an office supplier, addressed to: 'Mike Seay, daughter killed in car crash, or current business".
OfficeMax blamed a third party vendor for the inappropriate letter. You can find our Community Guidelines in full here. Want to discuss real-world problems, be involved in the most engaging discussions and hear from the journalists?
